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  • 2022
  • First edition.

Babel

or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

R. F. Kuang

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From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes 'Babel', a thematic response to 'The Secret History' and a tonal retort to 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.

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Review by ALICE C O'NEILL

ALICE C O'NEILL

ALICE C O'NEILL rated this 5 stars out of 5

I highly enjoyed this book. Although it was a bit long and had a lot of constant information to digest, I was able to flow through it thanks to the amazing writing style.

Babel was a book I was constantly wanting to get back to while reading, and the more I read, the more I got trapped by the moody world and its characters. Kuang was able to touch on major and somewhat depressing issues in a way that even a 14-year-old such as myself could digest and consistently enjoy.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading (which is hopefully all of you reading this review). It has unique elements that would appeal to all sorts of readers from Fantasy Romance to Non-fiction.

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Title Statement Babel: or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution / R.F. Kuang.
Alternative Title(s) Babel: an arcane history
Arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
Babel
Necessity of violence
Author Kuang, R. F.(Rebecca F.)
Publication New York, NY: Harper Voyager,[2022]℗♭2022
Edition First edition.
Extent of Item xii, 544 pages
ISBN 9780063021426 (hardcover)
Other Number pr06645820
Summary From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes 'Babel', a thematic response to 'The Secret History' and a tonal retort to 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Anti-imperialist movements--Fiction
Imperialism--Fiction--Moral and ethical aspects
Magic--Fiction
Translating and interpreting--Fiction
By Location China--Fiction--Foreign relations--Great Britain
Great Britain--Fiction--Foreign relations--China
By Genre Fantasy fiction
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